Great Scott!
Great Scott!byGreg DalySeptember 17, 2015Philip Scott has taken the long road to becoming one of Ireland’s top church vocalists, writes Greg DalyPhilip Scott can regularly be heard singing in Kildare’s...
View ArticleDialogue with other faiths is not just for theologians
Dialogue with other faiths is not just for theologiansChristians and Muslims should rejoice in our common humanity, writes Fr Martin McGee OSBA scene from the fi lm Of Gods and Men about the death of...
View ArticleReflecting with Roma
Reflecting with RomaFaith plays a vital role in her life, Irish actress Roma Downey tells April Clare WelshApril Clare WelshRoma Downey carries her faith in her heart and with her on screen. The...
View ArticleA credible voice for the poor at the UN
A credible voice for the poor at the UNbyMags GarganSeptember 24, 2015Mags Gargan speaks to a Mercy Sister working at the heart of global development policySr Áine at the UN.A number of goals which...
View ArticleTo Calvary and Bach for top Irish composer
To Calvary and Bach for top Irish composerbyGreg DalySeptember 24, 2015Patrick Cassidy tells Greg Daly about finding your own voice while respecting traditionPatrick Cassidy.“A movie is a massive...
View ArticleA straight-talking statesman of substance and standing
A straight-talking statesman of substance and standingbyMartin O’BrienOctober 1, 2015Seamus Mallon tells Martin O’Brien about standing against violence, making peace and his faith in the...
View ArticleSheep in Wolf’s clothing
Sheep in Wolf’s clothingbyGreg DalyOctober 8, 2015An award-winning novel gets Reformation England profoundly wrong, Greg Daly is toldAlthough Cambridge University’s Dr Richard Rex believes the...
View ArticleWe can all learn lessons in outreach from other Christians
We can all learn lessons in outreach from other ChristiansMany baptised Catholics are finding what they are looking for in other denominations, writes Ryan ConnollyWhy is it that in spite of the growth...
View ArticleWitnessing the miracle of sight being restored
Witnessing the miracle of sight being restoredbyMichael KellyOctober 8, 2015On a recent trip to Tanzania, Michael Kelly discovered that miracles do indeed happenHabibu (left) and some family members...
View ArticleBuilding a real ‘rainbow coalition’ to protect women and the unborn
Building a real ‘rainbow coalition’ to protect women and the unbornbyGreg DalyOctober 15, 2015For congressman Chris Smith, who has represented New Jersey in the US House of Representatives since 1981,...
View ArticleAfflict the comfortable, comfort the afflicted
Afflict the comfortable, comfort the afflictedJackie Pallas, Sr Nora Wiseman and Sally McEllistrim in Chuncheon, Korea; right, Sr Bella at Paytay Cemetery in Manila and, inset right, one of the...
View ArticleGiving value to the people of ‘no value’
Giving value to the people of ‘no value’Sally McEllistrim visits a missionary sister working with a disadvantaged tribe in the PhilippinesSr Evelyn Flanagan (above) with some of the Badjao people who...
View ArticleWMI’s ‘Charlie Bird reports on the missions’ brings mission to life
WMI’s ‘Charlie Bird reports on the missions’ brings mission to life Journalist Charlie Bird in the Philippines.World Missions Ireland (WMI) has taken a fresh and novel approach this year to engage...
View ArticleFacilitating encounter and healing
Facilitating encounter and healing byMartin O’BrienOctober 22, 2015Corrymeela leader Pádraig Ó Tuama tells Martin O’Brien about the reconciliation and peace-building organisation“Corrymeela is a space...
View ArticleWalking together as a listening Church
Walking together as a listening ChurchPope Francis is calling all Catholics to discern together what God is saying to the Church by listening to the Word of God rather than passing public opinionPope...
View ArticlePutting the synod into practice
Putting the synod into practice byCathal BarryOctober 29, 2015Archbishop Eamon Martin tells Cathal Barry he plans on hitting the ground running Archbishop Eamon pictured during a Vatican press...
View Article‘And the blind could see’
‘And the blind could see’byMichael KellyOctober 29, 2015In Tanzania, I witnessed miracles, writes Michael KellyMichael Kelly, editor of The Irish Catholic, chats with Ibrahim Ally after the farmer’s...
View ArticleDebunking the myths of demonology
Debunking the myths of demonology byCathal BarryNovember 5, 2015World renowned exorcist Fr José Antonio Fortea Cucurull explains the tricks of the trade to Cathal BarryExorcists tend to be decidedly...
View ArticleThere’s something about Mary...
There’s something about Mary...byMartin O’BrienNovember 12, 2015She has emerged as one of the Church’s most trenchant critics, yet Mary McAleese says her Catholic faith is unshakable Former president...
View ArticleEnd of an era
End of an erabyGreg DalyNovember 19, 2015Greg Daly finds out about ambitious plans to mark the closure of a beloved historical schoolThe teachers and staff working in Sacred Heart todayIn all the talk...
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